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THE EARLY YEARS OF THE LAMAHA CANAL. 297 
MCDONALD voted at the meeing for Mr, SMITH. Can 
two Attorneys vote for one estate.” 
In 1859 there is bound up inthe minutes an angry 
correspondence with Mr. EDMUND FIELD, Attorney of 
Peter's Hall, relating to the supply of water to that 
estate from the canal. 
May 28th 1859.—Mr. JOHN BRUMELL signed the 
minutes for the first time as a€ting Police Magistrate and 
Sheriff. He was confirmed in this post soon after- 
wards and presided over the meetings of the Committee 
almost continuously until his death in Decr. 1881. It 
had been customary for all the members who were present 
to sign minutes when they were confirmed, but this was 
discontinued in 1861, from which date the Minutes have 
always been signed by the President for the Committee. 
February 4th 1860.—Plns. Haagsbosch and Henry were 
admitted into the Canal Scheme on payment of $111 per 
annum by the former and $73 by the latter estate, but 
on the 11th of the same month at a special meeting called 
for the purpose of considering the question, the admission 
of these estates was declared illegal and was cancelled. 
March 1861.—Mr. JAMES SHANKS, Overseer and Secre- 
tary having died, the Committee decided to separate the 
two offices and appointed Mr. SCHLOSSER, Overseer and 
Mr. WM. SEON, Secretary, the Overseer to reeeive 
$1200 and the Secretary $240 per annum. 
January 25th, 1862.—Mr. GEORGE LILLIE petitioned 
that Plns. Providence and Sage Pond be admitted to the 
Canal Scheme. This was agreed to on payment of 
$1,000 entrance fee. 
The supply of water from the Lamaha Canal was found 
to be very inadequate to the growing wants of the city 
